Physics is about studying how the universe works, and since you're in it, it's really about understanding you and the world you live in. Hopefully you'll find this very interesting! Seek to improve your learning by polishing each portfolio objective, each online text assignment, and then by noticing physics in your life!

Friday, January 23, 2015

Phriday!!!

In another tab, open your Canvas #2 Doc (The one about ENERGY), and get ready to add Question#11 to it.

Today you'll start to learn about springs and the forces associated with stretching (and compressing) them.  Open our shared Canvas#2 and copy paste Q#11   

Open up the Phet sim for Masses and Springs, and come up with a claim based on evidence to the following question:  "How does the gravitational field strength on Planet X compare to this room?"  Answer on a whiteboard (with your names and period).  Clearly Label your Claim (We think that...), and describe how your evidence supports your claim.  (Because...)